The federal government is holding public hearings on a plan to
reintroduce endangered whooping cranes to the eastern U.S. Under the
plan, scientists would help the cranes learn to migrate across the Great
Lakes region. Hearings begin April 2nd. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports:

The Detroit River has always been a vital resource for both the U.S.
and Canada. This week in Windsor, a group of environmentalists,
scientists, and interested citizens are getting together to talk about
the health of the river. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Gina
Carrier reports, they hope to do more than just share information:

It’s tune-up time for many lawnmowers across the Midwest. With spring
here, the gasoline-powered machines will soon be cruising over acres of
grass. But a growing number of people are cutting back on cutting the
lawn. They’ve joined the natural landscaping movement. The Great Lakes
Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports:

A school trip to the planetarium usually means a trip to one of the
Midwest’s bigger cities. The big planetariums in Chicago, Grand Rapids,
and Milwaukee bring in school groups from miles around. But some
schools, even in small rural communities, have their own planetarium in
house. One Michigan school system recently spent over 40-thousand
dollars to light their stars back up. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Tamar Charney reports:

Since the Great Lakes water levels have gone down, a lot of weeds that were underwater are now growing on the beaches. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports… property owners might soon be getting some advice on what to do about it:

The Food and Drug Administration’s guidelines for genetically engineered foods will soon be released. It’s likely little will change for companies that produce biotech foods. But more of a burden will be placed on producers that want to make it clear their foods are grown the conventional way. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports: